Buried treasure (and antique carrier bags) from 1991

So I spent the best part of the afternoon digging a trench in my mums garden. Having decided to base my next project on nostalgia, I have been thinking about various memories from childhood and what triggers them. As a child I remember having an obsession with buried treasure and I used to enjoy making ‘time capsules’ (probably inspired by Blue Peter) to bury in the back garden. I have a vivid memory of burying one of these ‘time capsules’ under the rhododendron bushes down the side of the house, I must have only been about 8.

To my knowledge it was never discovered by my parents and to this day I have always wondered if it was still there.゠From my recollection, I remember that it contained felt tip pens, a colouring book, a letter to the ‘finder’, a toy car (probably my brothers), some plastic beads and various other bits of tat that I can’t quite remember, all encased in a dustbin bag.

After a few hours of crawling through the bushes on all fours clawing at the ground with a spade and my hands, my search was rendered fruitless. However, much to my delight, I did mange to find two ‘vintage’ Sainsbury’s carrier bags (circa 1988 perhaps?) and a rotting ‘Frisps’ packet, which makes me wonder… whatever did happen to Frisps?